"The extra 320,000 skilled workers NSW needs has been exacerbated by federal Labor policy which is focused on privatising the VET sector and increasing the amount students pay on fees and charges," Senator Rhiannon said.

Our future lies with our minds, not our mines. While the old parties wasted the resources boom and have failed to plan for the future as record mining investment winds down, the Greens will increase investment in innovation and research and the jobs growth areas of the future.